Drought leaves millions facing shortage of water
By Qiu Bo | China Daily | Updated: 2011-08-29 07:56
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A farmer checks the bottom of a dried well in Leizhuang village in Guizhou province on Saturday. Severe drought has dried up 479 reservoirs and 349 rivers in the province, leaving more than 5.47 million people short of drinking water. Wu Dongjun / for China Daily |
Ninety percent of the rice and corn crops blighted in worst-hit areas
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